| Gillian Lynne Award for Best Theatre Choreographer | |
| Awarded For: | Best Theatre Choreographer |
| Presenter: | Society of London Theatre |
| Year: | 1991 |
| Holder: | Arlene Phillips with James Cousins for Guys and Dolls (2024) |
The Gillian Lynne Award for Best Theatre Choreographer is an annual award presented by the Society of London Theatre in recognition of achievements in commercial London theatre. The awards were established as the Society of West End Theatre Awards in 1976, and renamed in 1984 in honour of English actor and director Laurence Olivier.
This award was introduced in 1991 as the Best Theatre Choreographer award and was renamed in honor of English choreographer Gillian Lynne in 2023.
| Year | Choreographer | Production |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | ||
| Matthew Bourne and Stephen Mear | Mary Poppins | |
| Fabian Aloise | Evita | |
| Matt Cole (based on original choreography by Jerome Robbins) | Fiddler on the Roof | |
| Jennifer Weber | & Juliet | |
| 2021 | Not presented due to extended closing of theatre productions during COVID-19 pandemic | |
| 2022 | ||
| Kathleen Marshall | Anything Goes | |
| Finn Caldwell | Life of Pi | |
| Julia Cheng | Cabaret | |
| Sonya Tayeh | Moulin Rouge! | |
| 2023 | ||
| Matt Cole | Newsies | |
| Lynne Page | Standing at the Sky's Edge | |
| Kate Prince | Sylvia | |
| Basil Twist | My Neighbour Totoro | |
| 2024 | ||
| Arlene Phillips with James Cousins | Guys and Dolls | |
| Fabian Aloise | Sunset Boulevard | |
| Ellen Kane & Hannes Langolf | Dear England | |
| Mark Smith | The Little Big Things | |
| Susan Stroman | Crazy for You |
Seven nominations